AfricanBUSINESS

N°283 Ja n u a r y 2003

M a l a w i , w h o c a u s e d t h e F a m i n e ?

S p e c i a l R e p o r t

AGOA - M a u r i t i u s F o r u m

E g y p t - M u b a r a k w a l k s a t i g h t r o p e

Ed it o r ia l 11 Kenya bears brunt of Mombasa terror

Co v e r Story W h o c a u s e d t h e M a l a w i f a m in e ?

14 When theory and reality clash

O il a n d G as 18 Taking a refined approach to oil

S h i p p in g 22 Durban: The port in a storm

Ed u c a t io n

W heels

26 University for Africa’s disadvantaged 56 Son of Hummer

S pecial Report A G O A - M a u r i t i u s Fo r u m

28 An unprecedented opportunity for Africa 30 A G O A -T h e nuts and bolts 34 Mauritius - Africa’s economic dynamo 37 Air M au r it iu s -A fr ic an Airline of the Year 39 Ireland Blyth Ltd - Investing in Africa’s future

Dateline USA 46 Djibouti: In the line of heavy US fire

At La r g e

48 Learning business from our ancestors

To u r i s m

58 Kampala Summit to boost

African tourism

C in e m a 60 A gesture of simplicity

Re v i ew s B o o k s / Music 62 Rainbow Vice 64 Robert Mugabe - A Life of Power and Violence 65 The Tuareg - People of Ahaggar 66 Bembeya Jazz

COUNTRYFILE 50 Angola - T h e blessing and curse of oil 52 Egypt - Mubarak walks a tightrope 54 South Africa - African slave labour in Australia?

A f r i c a n B u s i n e s s i Ja n u a r y 2003

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